Avenues of Honour
Avenue of Honour is the term given to a memorial avenue of trees, with each tree symbolising a person.
The tradition, which originated in the Goldfields region of Victoria, is an important part of Australian culture.
Most avenues are in remembrance of those who fought or died in war, particularly the Great War (1914–1918), who came from the town in which the avenue was planted. Since soldiers were grouped by the place where they were recruited, a military defeat often meant all of the men of eligible age from the town were killed in the same battle. Many of the avenue's trees include metal plaques naming those who made the supreme sacrifice.
Many of these avenues now feature large, established trees of exotic species.
Several of these avenues are listed on the Victorian Heritage Register. Most others are afforded local levels of heritage protection through the various local governments in Australia and/or the National Trust of Australia; however, many such avenues have since been affected by road development.
Avenues of Honour 1915-2015 is a national project to preserve and promote Australia’s Avenues of Honour as we commemorate the Centenary of ANZAC, the Gallipoli Landings and World War I. The project is working with local communities across Australia to support efforts to document, preserve and restore Avenues and to plan and establish new ones.
The tradition, which originated in the Goldfields region of Victoria, is an important part of Australian culture.
Most avenues are in remembrance of those who fought or died in war, particularly the Great War (1914–1918), who came from the town in which the avenue was planted. Since soldiers were grouped by the place where they were recruited, a military defeat often meant all of the men of eligible age from the town were killed in the same battle. Many of the avenue's trees include metal plaques naming those who made the supreme sacrifice.
Many of these avenues now feature large, established trees of exotic species.
Several of these avenues are listed on the Victorian Heritage Register. Most others are afforded local levels of heritage protection through the various local governments in Australia and/or the National Trust of Australia; however, many such avenues have since been affected by road development.
Avenues of Honour 1915-2015 is a national project to preserve and promote Australia’s Avenues of Honour as we commemorate the Centenary of ANZAC, the Gallipoli Landings and World War I. The project is working with local communities across Australia to support efforts to document, preserve and restore Avenues and to plan and establish new ones.
Avenues of Honour - Video
The Avenue of Honour was a project by Mal Padgett who wrote and designed the video in conjunction with Terry Hope who supplied the video and photographs and was completed in 2013.
Mal and Terry both spend a lot of time driving through small towns around Victoria and have been intrigued by the avenues of trees, which are unique to Australia as a memorial to the people that went to war. Mal came up with the idea of building a presentation piece around the Avenues and to bring attention to the human side of these monuments, which many people take for granted. Each tree represents a human being and a family that has been affected by war and he wanted to get that message across.
It was shown initially at an Italian A.V. festival, and has since been featured at the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne and also at Gallipoli, picking up awards along the way.
Photography and video was shot around Creswick, Kingston and Daylesford. The Creswick Museum kindly gave access to all of their photographs of life around Creswick and of the Soldiers and their families which feature heavily in the piece.
In September 2013 Phil Carter took the video to France and visited the Australian War Memorial at Villers Bretonneux on the 10th September, to make a presentation to the Victoria School and also to the Museum where they were presented with a copy of the video.
The Avenue of Honour was a project by Mal Padgett who wrote and designed the video in conjunction with Terry Hope who supplied the video and photographs and was completed in 2013.
Mal and Terry both spend a lot of time driving through small towns around Victoria and have been intrigued by the avenues of trees, which are unique to Australia as a memorial to the people that went to war. Mal came up with the idea of building a presentation piece around the Avenues and to bring attention to the human side of these monuments, which many people take for granted. Each tree represents a human being and a family that has been affected by war and he wanted to get that message across.
It was shown initially at an Italian A.V. festival, and has since been featured at the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne and also at Gallipoli, picking up awards along the way.
Photography and video was shot around Creswick, Kingston and Daylesford. The Creswick Museum kindly gave access to all of their photographs of life around Creswick and of the Soldiers and their families which feature heavily in the piece.
In September 2013 Phil Carter took the video to France and visited the Australian War Memorial at Villers Bretonneux on the 10th September, to make a presentation to the Victoria School and also to the Museum where they were presented with a copy of the video.
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Kingston's Avenue of Honour
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Creswick's Avenue of Honour
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North Creswick - School Ground
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Ullina
Dean Newlyn Campbelltown |